Abstract: In this paper we describe the limaçon as the locus of
points such
that or for
a fixed point F other than the center O of
a fixed circle G and
for a fixed constant where H
and are
points on G and the segment is
the diameter of G such that H,
and
P are collinear.
Keywords and phrases: limaçon, cardioid, description of limaçons.
